Fulminant herpes hepatitis in a healthy adult: A treatable disorder

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 386-389

  Velasco, M ^a   Llamas, E ^a   Guijarro Rojas, M ^a   Ruiz Yague M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fulminant hepatitis; Herpes simplex virus; Human immunodeficiency virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CEFTRIAXONE; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; FLUCONAZOLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PARACETAMOL; VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OLIGURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES, VIRAL; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 0033022130     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-199906000-00025     Document Type: Article

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